yindys

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Etymology

From Old Irish ingantus,[1] from the same root as ingnad, from in- (negative) + gnáth (“customary, usual”), from Proto-Celtic *gnātos (“known, usual”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Irish iontas.

Noun

yindys m (genitive singular yindys, plural yindyssyn)

  1. wonder, wonderment, admiration
  2. marvel, phenomenon, prodigy
  3. surprise

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References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ingantus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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